Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused – life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?

Just when we thought @POTUS couldn’t sink any lower or be any more offensive he exceeds our expectations and trashes the wives and victims of domestic violence with claims of false accusations. Apparently his motto is when they go low, he goes even lower. https://t.co/Yn9O9veHeh

Some commentators objected to his reference to due process, for example pointing his promotion of a conspiracy theory about former President Barack Obama's nationality.

Mr Sorensen has been accused by his former wife of being violent and emotionally abusive, while Mr Porter faces allegations of domestic abuse involving two ex-wives.

Both men deny the allegations.

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Mr Trump, who paid tribute to Mr Porter on Friday during a press conference in which he told people to "remember that he said that he's innocent", has himself been accused of sexual misconduct, something he has strongly denied.